§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the matters discussed and decisions taken at the European Energy Council on 3 December, indicating which items were subject to votes and how the United Kingdom voted; and if he will place in the Library copies of the documents tabled at the meeting. [8255]
§ Mr. PageIn answer to the hon. Gentleman's first question I refer to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Beaconfield (Mr. Smith),Official Report, column 30. There were no formal votes taken at the Council. The majority of the proposals and reports have been deposited in the Library of both Houses and will appear in the Official Journal of the European Communities. These and other matters discussed at the Council are reported in a Council secretariat press release which is also placed in the Libraries of the House.